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Thanks for the replys.
I think I will go ahead and move to Fluke. Mabey get the UEI DT200 warrantied and eBay it. I wished Fluke 902 had the dual display like the UEI DL389 I have now, and I especially like the magnet on the back of the UEI, but it has caused me some unnecessary problems:
1. The test leads that come with the meter are crap, (even though they do snap neatly into the back of the meter), on my third set in under two years. First bad set led me to wrongly replace a good control transformer.
2. Reading 300 something volts on a large condenser actually running about 490; would have looked like a real dumb ass if I had called power company without checking with another meter.
3. Shows 35 amps while reading two 20amp heat strips together. Another meter read 40 like it should have. Both problems corrected by replacing battery when low battery indicator was not on.

So I guess I will sacrifice my magnet and dual display, and get a Fluke before the UEI waste any more of my time or kills me.

The DL389 I use is True RMS (or claims to be). Not sure what you are referring to as a capacitive load. The bad current reading was two 5Kw heat strips measured together at 35 amps, but reading 20 amps on each strip. This would be resistive load with a unity power factor, so two strips at 20 a piece should be 40 together. The condenser voltage reading was a line voltage reading on an inductive load with no power factor correction capacitors or VFD's or anything like that. Replaced batteries and later measured a correct voltage on same condenser.

Thanks for the replys.
I think I will go ahead and move to Fluke. Mabey get the UEI DT200 warrantied and eBay it. I wished Fluke 902 had the dual display like the UEI DL389 I have now, and I especially like the magnet on the back of the UEI, but it has caused me some unnecessary problems:
1. The test leads that come with the meter are crap, (even though they do snap neatly into the back of the meter), on my third set in under two years. First bad set led me to wrongly replace a good control transformer.
2. Reading 300 something volts on a large condenser actually running about 490; would have looked like a real dumb ass if I had called power company without checking with another meter.
3. Shows 35 amps while reading two 20amp heat strips together. Another meter read 40 like it should have. Both problems corrected by replacing battery when low battery indicator was not on.

So I guess I will sacrifice my magnet and dual display, and get a Fluke before the UEI waste any more of my time or kills me.

The dual display and magnet are a nice touch, but since i got my 902 clamp i dont really miss it. Its not worth stayin with a crappy meter lol.